Jamaal Abdul-AlimStudentsWill.i.am.-backed College Track’s 10-year Plan Working for StudentsThe California-based nonprofit provides college advising, academic and financial support to first-generation college students over a period of 10 years, starting the summer before 9th grade.December 26, 2016StudentsBerea, Drexel Among Promise Neighborhood Grant WinnersSix institutions were announced as winners Tuesday of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2016 Promise Neighborhood grants that fund “cradle to career” support of at-risk children in an effort to lead them to more prosperous lives.December 20, 2016African-AmericanMichelle Obama: ‘Hidden Figures’ Underscores Power of DiversityInvoking the new silver screen legacy of three Black women who worked behind the scenes to help NASA send the first American into space, First Lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that the nation won’t advance unless diverse voices are at the table.December 15, 2016HomeEducator Warns of Pitfalls of Training to Workforce NeedsSt. Mary’s College President Tuajuanda Jordan says policymakers and educational leaders must make sure the system is sustainable and that workers can get retrained without unwieldy additional costs.December 14, 2016StudentsSurvey: Career Services of Greater Benefit to Minority StudentsAn expert, however, cautions that students of color often don’t see themselves modeled among career services personnel, or services may not be delivered in a “culturally responsive way.”December 13, 2016StudentsHUD Helping Students in Public Housing with FAFSAStudents in public housing in nine cities are set to get “education navigators” to help them fill out the often onerous form known as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.December 9, 2016StudentsExpert: Enrollment Diversity a Matter of SurvivalAs the number of public high school graduates plateaus yet becomes more diverse, colleges and universities must do more to enroll students of color as a matter of economic sustainability.December 6, 2016StudentsExperts Wary of Betsy DeVos as Education SecretaryThough early, the new appointee’s track record of supporting privatization of education and less oversight has been cited as cause for concern.December 1, 2016HomeNADOHE Survey: Diversity Officers Increasingly on Executive LevelErvin said the fact that so many diversity officers are in the upper echelons of university administration is a welcome sign of progress for a specialized profession that is relatively young.November 27, 2016African-American‘Apprentice’ Winner Randal Pinkett Sees Diversity Disaster Under TrumpBased on his divisive campaign rhetoric and his cabinet appointments, the forthcoming administration of Donald Trump could potentially spell “disaster to diversity in higher education.”November 20, 2016Previous PagePage 18 of 80Next Page
